Second Corinthians in the perspective of late second temple Judaism / edited by Reimund Bieringer [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bieringer, R. (Reimund), editor.

Series:

Compendia rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. Section 1 ; Volume 14.

Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum, 1877-4970 ; Volume 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Judaism (Christian theology).

Bible. Corinthians, 2nd--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Place of Publication:

Brill 2014

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the framework of a larger research project into ‘New Perspectives on Paul and the Jews’, eight scholars from Europe, Israel, and North America join forces in querying Paul’s relationship to Jews and Judaism. The sample text selected for this inquiry is the Second Letter to the Corinthians, a document particularly suited for this purpose as it reflects violent clashes between Paul and rivalling Jews and Jewish Christians. While the first three articles address more general literary and historical questions, the following five present in-depth case studies of much-studied passages from the letter and the underlying issues. An introductory essay queries how in the case at hand we can gain an adequate understanding of Paul’s theology while fully respecting his particular place in Judaism.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Foreword

Notes on Contributors

Introductory Essay / Peter J. Tomson

Love as that which Binds Everything Together?The Unity of 2 Corinthians Revisited in Light of Αγαπ- Terminology / Reimund Bieringer

The Politics of the Fifties: Jewish Leadership and the Jews of Corinth in the Time of 2 Corinthians / Martin Goodman

Methodological Remarks on ‘Jewish’ Identity: Jews, Jewish Christians and Prolegomena on Pauline Judaism / Joshua Schwartz

The Notion of a ‘New Covenant’ in 2 Corinthians 3: Its Function in Paul’s Argument and Its Jewish Background / Friedrich Avemarie

Christ, Belial, and Women: 2 Cor 6:14–7:1 Compared with Ancient Judaism and with the Pauline Corpus / Peter J. Tomson

Paul’s ‘Collection for the Saints’ (2 Cor 8–9) and Financial Support of Leaders in Early Christianity and Judaism / Ze’ev Safrai and Peter J. Tomson

Paul’s ‘Fool’s Speech’ (2 Cor 11:16–32) in the Context of Ancient Jewish and Graeco-Roman Culture / Catherine Hezser

The Ascent into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1–12): Paul’s Merkava Vision and Apostolic Call / Christopher R.A. Morray-Jones

Back Matter

Bibliographical Abbreviations

Bibliography

Index of Names

Source Abbreviations

Index of Ancient Sources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27166-X

OCLC:

884646453

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004271661 DOI